Acts 23:27:13Acts.23.27.W13TAB
ἐπιστὰς
epistas
“having come upon”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-STAS
- Extended
- eh-pih-STAHS
- IPA
- /e.piˈstas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having come upon
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-STAS
- sentence
ton AN-dra TOU-ton syl-lêm-PHEN-ta hy-PO tôn i-ou-dai-ON kai MEL-lon-ta a-nai-REIS-thai hyp au-TÔN e-pi-STAS syn tôi stra-TEU-ma-ti ek-sei-LA-mên ma-THÔN HO-ti rhô-mai-OS es-TIN
Exegesis
The nominative participle epistas {ἐπιστάς | epistás} “having come upon” introduces the subject’s intervention, immediately followed by the main verb exeilamēn {ἐξειλάμην | exeilámēn} “I rescued,” so that the participle conveys temporal context (“when I came upon with the army”).
In context — Acts 23:27
This man, having been seized by the Jews and being about to be killed by them, I came with the army and rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman citizen .
About this coordinate
Acts 23:27:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 23:27, so the Greek word ἐπιστὰς (epistas) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.23.27.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.27.W13.S1) and character.